Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 11 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Overall Purpose: To effectively and innovatively coordinate CSPR’s climate justice and environment sustainability advocacy intervention to ensure that government programmes sufficiently reduce climate induced vulnerability and poverty.

Key Responsibility And Accountability Areas
Coordination of Climate Justice initiatives and the supervision of project teams within CSPR Zambia
• Prepares and presents the annual work plans for the Climate Justice activities.
• Implements national-level activities under the work plan and ensures they are executed against set budget and timelines.
• Proactively offer any innovative ideas and proposed action to CSPR senior management on climate change justice advocacy.
• Supports the organisation in developing its advocacy strategies on climate justice.
• Ensure all administrative, logistical, and other requirements for CEJ activities are conducted
• Ensures the availability of reporting inputs under the CEJ Programme for both programmes and finance departments.
Project Management
Set Up and Planning
• Ensure that all the project set up and planning inputs, processes and deliverables are completed at the set time and within the set quality standards.
• Secure buy-in and support of the project from community members and all stakeholders at the national up to the local level.
• Ensure that all the positions within the Project Management Team are filled in and fully functional with high performance.
Project Implementation and Coordination
• Ensure that all the inputs into the project activities are fulfilled and in conformity with the quality benchmarks.
• Ensure the timely implementation and Reporting of all activities with clear techniques and tools of managing burn rate, slack, indicator progress and scope creep.
• Create and manage systems for effective integration of CSPR Management and Staff in the project management approach.
• Coordinate the effective implementation and reporting of stakeholder management plans, Environmental and Social Safeguards and finance and procurement management systems.
• Coordinate the successful implementation of the CJC Advocacy Strategy
Project Reviews
• Coordinate the setting up and implementation of effective M&E Systems on the project.
• Manage the Report Process Plan to ensure that quality reports are produced in a timely manner based on the set standards.
• Establish and coordinate learning systems (with forward and backward linkages) which fulfill the needs and interests of different project stakeholders at different phases of the project.
Advocacy and influencing
• Identifies and develops Coalitions/Joint Policy Advocacy Platforms and other opportunities that CSPR and its members can jointly undertake on Climate and Environmental Justice
• Fosters the participation CSPR Secretariat and Network Members in climate policy Processes.
• Prepares policy position papers on Climate and Environmental issues and topics.
• Ensures implementation of the CEJ Advocacy Strategy
• Lead the coordination of CSOs and other non-state actors in climate policy and legislative processes through enhanced accountability and oversight monitoring.
Programme Reporting and Information Sharing
• Prepares activity reports for all activities conducted.
• Drafts Monthly and quarterly Narrative reports. for Management and Project Partners
• Prepares weekly updates and calendars for the Programmes Manager
Institutional Sustainability and Network Strengthening
Identifies funding opportunities for Climate Justice Programming in CSPR
Participates in fundraising ventures for the Climate and Environmental Justice Programme in CSPR
• Ensures financial performance of CEJ and adheres to set budgets for activities.
• Prepares and presents the CEJ annual budget and other budgets for approval.
• Ensures timely requests and retirement of funds for activities.
• Ensures mainstreaming of Gender and HIV&AIDs issues in CSPR’s Research and Advocacy initiatives.
• Perform other relevant tasks as may be reasonably assigned by the Programmes Manager and Executive Director.
Minimum Eligibility Qualifications
• A minimum qualification of Degree in Environmental and Climate related studies, A Masters’ Degree will also be considered.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience as a project or Programme Manager of climate change and social accountability related projects.
• Candidate must not have a criminal record.
• Demonstrated knowledge of emerging issues within the climate and environment sector in Zambia.
• Demonstrated understanding of basic financial management processes and procedures.
• Additional postgraduate or in-service training in advocacy or project management related themes.

Key Competences and Personal Attributes
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Environmental Management public policy and legislative processes in Zambia
• Substantial previous experience in working with senior government officials, donor representatives and civil society on policy and strategic issues preferably in the Agriculture, WASH or Climate change sectors.
• Leads teams effectively and shows mentoring as well as conflict resolution skills.
• Conceptualizes and analyses problems to identify key issues, underlying problems, and how they relate with each other.
• Generates creative, practical approaches to overcome challenging situations.
• Devises new systems and processes, and modifies existing ones, to support innovative behaviours among Programme and Project Team Members.
• Ability to advocate and provide policy advice ay key strategic points in the programme cycle.
• Remarkable report writing, interpersonal communication and workshop facilitation skills.
• Must be a team player and able to work with minimum supervision. A self starter.
• Innovative and progressive in decision making and problem solving.
• Must have overall understanding of the Civil Society landscape and environmental management and climate adaptation public processes in Zambia.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Full Package)
• Project Management Profession and other climate change training certification is a plus
• Basic understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation Processes and Tools will be an added advantage.
• Experience in managing EU and USAID Projects will be an added advantage

Additional Information and requirements for the prospective candidate:
• Must be able to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Able to work with network member CSOs and government officials.
• Ready for frequent travel to project sites and rural areas within Zambia
• Sensitivity and adaptability in situations where cultural, gender, religious or other local issues may arise.
• Commitment to represent and promote the vision and values of CSPR.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Please read the following instructions carefully before applying:
• Only candidates meeting the above minimum criteria need apply.
• Candidates must send a cover letter, updated Curriculum Vitae with traceable references (minimum 3 of the most current employer/referee).
• The required key competencies must be demonstrated through the CV.
• Only electronic applications will be accepted with the following subject: “JOB APPLICATION- CEJ PROGRAMME COORDINATOR”.
• By applying, the candidate consents to having the provided information being subjected to further background checks.
• Acknowledgement of the application will not imply shortlisting or recruitment.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly via email.
• Applications must be addressed to the Executive Director and sent to the following email address recruitments.procurements@csprzambia.org  no later than 15th December, 2023.
• No late applications or applications submitted by any other media other than email will be accepted.

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